Operation Alert Archer

Operation Alert Archer (22-23 July 2006) was a battle of the Afghanistan War fought between the US Marine Corps and the Taliban. The Taliban failed in their attack against a British Army ISAF base at Karam, and the marines proceeded to clear the two nearby towns from the insurgents.

History
The Taliban presence in Karam, Afghanistan was a threat to the nearby ISAF base, which had exchanged fire with Taliban insurgents in the nearby towns. The attacks led to US Marine Corps forces being deployed to assist the base in fighting off the local militants. After some limited fighting at the base itself, the Americans moved into the two nearby villages to carry out clearance operations, fighting house-to-house against Taliban insurgents in the town. The Taliban insurgents attempted to hold the Americans back in close-quarters urban combat, but the Marines succeeded in inflicting heavy losses on the insurgents and defeating them.